between you and I and uh call the meeting to order. It is 5:37. Perfect. And roll call. We have Romy PR and we have Carlos Bia. Okay, cool. Okay. Erh, no public
comments. Erh, make sure we approve the minutes. Everything looks good. >> No, we don't have minutes. >> Oh, well that's true. We don't have we don't have to approve meetings from minutes from last week or last meeting though, right? >> Since you're chairing Carlos, your
secretary, right? >> Now you're in charge of the >> Okay. >> Okay. So, old business. I just wanted to go over, you know, the feedback uh that we got from from this past year's using the town chambers in the shape that we
did. It worked out great. I think we're agree until it explodes and we have nowhere to put people. I think we can stay there perfectly fine. Everybody was very happy with the content and the presenters. I think the best thing that we did was hiring Vanessa for that day
for the social media and the the post. We did more posting that day than we had ever done before. So, I think that's worth repeating. >> Did she send you the recap and all those things? >> I did not get like content after that. I did not. I don't know if she sent it to
the office. No. Say >> not sure. Okay. Okay. I asked her. So we can go from there. >> Okay. So this is also approved. You're
happy with that. So we move forward. >> Hello. >> Hey. >> How are you? >> I'm coming. Hey, how are you? >> Good. >> Everything good? >> Yeah. >> Do you want to reopen public comments? >> Are you coming for the boot camp for the
the economic development committee boot camp? >> Okay. We're having a subcommittee on that for uh >> subcommittee. >> Yeah, there's a subcommittee meeting. >> Oh, okay. I thought it was professional. meet next Tuesday the 24th at 5:30.
>> Oh, okay. >> Next Tuesday. >> Next Tuesday. Yep. >> Next Tuesday. >> That's for what? That's for cultural affairs. >> That's okay. That's for cultural affairs or >> you mean? No, the meeting I'm talking about is EDC. >> Oh, for EDC. Sorry. EDC. Yeah. Yeah. And
today's fun day. >> I saw the the US CDC and Oh, 5:30. I got to go. Hey, >> I need those twice from you. >> Uh oh. You said Wednesday is fine, right? >> Yeah, it's fine. Okay. >> Okay, good.
>> See you Wednesday, Felicia. >> Bye, Felicia. >> Bye, Felicia. Take care. >> Just upset me. >> Um, okay. So, uh, so hiring Vanessa, I think, was a great move. I think we should repeat that. the extra dollars
that we put into the social ads. Um I I think we should do it again but with more time but I think it paid off the happy hour was great. >> I don't think extra funds right necessarily because we had we could have more people but we clos it. >> So it's not that we
have that in the needs improvement area. We're not closing that off until we are exploding in registrations. There's no point. Um the what I like that what we did with the non-p pre-registered guests that worked out well. So we had people that registered at the door and we took them. We just didn't let them come in
until 9:45 just in case. I think if we have the same thing happen this year, we do that same thing. >> And um you know having water, the snack variety that we had, I thought it worked really well. Um, just last previous years we either haven't had a as as much
like we were missing water a few years before and other years we've had too much. I think last year was perfect. Um, okay. So for changes for this year, we do not cut off registrations. So I'm telling you now so you can mentally wrap your head around it because this freaked out Jonathan and Isle, okay?
>> Because you see registrations climbing and you're like, "Oh my god, we have 200 200 people registered, 250 people registered." It doesn't matter. Like a third of those people actually show up. Not even because we had I think we cut off registrations at 250 and we had less
than 100 people in attendance. So it's less than a 50% show rate. Yes. >> So and we've experienced now of this for three years in a row. Every year we would push it. Okay, we'll cut it off at 200. We'll cut it off at 250. We're leaving that sucker wide open until we
have like 400 registrations. Um, so we're not going to cut off registrations until I mean I would say I I put 500 as as a suggestion, but I think at least yeah, like maybe 400 registrations or so would be the the cut off point. Um, more
time to advertise. This always gets us every year. Hopefully this is the year that it doesn't get us, but I think a solid two months before the event date is important for the social ads so that they actually, you know, get as much traction as possible and and generate
organic registrations instead of us pushing registrations at the very last minute. So that and Carlos, you did it last time, last year with the town. How much time, how much leeway do you need with the communications department to get everything in line so that they start posting? Was that just one
meeting? Did it take multiple meetings? >> No, it takes a little more. But probably what we can do if we're gonna hire Vanessa is for her to already give everything >> everything. That I agree. That was that was one of the problems. Yeah. We didn't have everything and then it was like piece by piece. Correct. So we can
already tell her, hey, start working on the artwork and everything and blah blah blah blah. And we just move forward. >> I totally agree with that. Um, we'll get to that in new business, the event timeline, but I want to plan the deadline for Vanessa uh more than 90 days ahead of time so
that you have a full 30 days to work with the communications department. >> Yes. >> Okay. Before the two months um Okay. I had we had talked about and uh we didn't really get to do it's one of the things that we can consider for this year having some
kind of virtual queue for questions. So instead of taking questions live with a microphone at the event, there's apps that people can submit their questions via like a text. >> Okay. >> Um I forgot what some of those apps are called. You have >> But you're saying so the moderator reads
that and then >> Correct. So that people can submit questions during the entire event and then the moderator can pick from all the questions submitted >> and so you know we're not like just taking any random question from the audience. It's one of the lower things on the totem poll. It's not as important, but I think it would be cool.
Um, number four to me is important. We wanted to coordinate the uh the the boot camp with the best of Miami Lakes. That did not happen. It was all not very well
coordinated. and we had had an idea to promote >> announcing the nominees or whatnot at the boot camp to get more local attendance because I'm sure you noticed we have like it's like a mix. It's like it's like 40% local, 50% local, and then
the other half is from everywhere else, which is not bad. But if since we can fit like a hundred more people in there, I'd love to use it as a bigger local opportunity because we're bringing in Best of Miami Lakes, which is something more exciting. So, I think that's
something that we can try to tie more closely to, included in our marketing, included in our advertising, and and cross advertise. So with the the boot camp marketing including an announcement for best of Miami Lakes
with the best of Miami Lakes marketing including an announcement for the boot camp. So that local >> do on that event are we're not going to know the winners, right? We only know the winners but we're going to know the nominees for the final round.
>> So what we should probably do is just a particular invitation. So at least those nominees are going to attend because they already know that they're going to you know if you invite me that you're going to be nominated. >> Yeah. >> You know
>> I think um yes. So, so again looking at the timeline, we need to make sure that the cuto off for best of Miami Lakes is well in advance of the registration so that those people understand you know I want to be at this event so that I can hear if I'm nominated and we need to
work that the nominations into the agenda because that was another thing we didn't we didn't do that so that we know we didn't we didn't create the space for it. And then one last thing that we mentioned we wanted to do last year that we didn't end up doing this uh this past year for sake of time. We had wanted to
film the whole event live so that Vanessa could take clips from it so Ghani could take clips from it and that did not happen. >> No. >> I'm curious uh for um for an a meeting that we have in the in the town chambers
that's not you know an official town >> meeting. I mean, it's an event, but it's on a meeting. Could we opt to have it recorded the same way that we do chamber like official chamber meetings? >> I would have to choose with it. I don't know if that's something they would need to be there for. And if that's the case,
there would be, you know, IT personnel like cost >> um because usually they are there for things like, you know, >> um uh town meetings and things like that. >> Okay. >> But I can check on costs. Do you have like a time idea frame for the event?
>> It goes from they would be recording from around 10:00 a.m. >> Uhhuh. >> Uh registration opens at 9:00, but the actual event typically starts around let's call it 9:45 9:45 10:00 a.m. to around 12:30. >> 12.
>> So it's give or take like let's call it like 3 hours of reporting. >> I'll try to get you if they're going to charge me to be there those numbers. All right. And if we could get like the file. >> Yeah. Live streaming. And then if we
could get the recorded file for purposes of making content for the town. >> Cool. >> Okay. Yeah, I'll check on that for you. >> Okay. Sweet. Um Okay. Uh let's jump down to new business. Um uh the future topics, those are just things that I
wrote down that we had talked about. Um, but let's jump to to new business so that we can start talking about dates, timeline, and themes and whatnot that we want to start brainstorming on. So, um, date, we usually do this in September
once people are back from summer break. We've typically been doing a Friday in September. Um, so I was looking for this year se Friday, September 25th. >> I put that in the calendar after the last. Yeah, it's it's
cool. Do we know any major holidays? Do we have anything >> that would get in the way? Let me see. Yeah, that's I'm looking up 2026 federal holidays.
Let's see. Uh, September, the only holiday is Labor Day, which is early in September, and then October is Columbus Day on October 12th. So, no, September 25th looks good to me. >> Any town events that day >> right now? No. >> No. Okay. All right. Perfect. So, I
think that's a good day. That work for you, Carlos? Yeah. But can you repeat the name? >> Friday, September 25th >> for the day for the day of the boot camp. >> Yes. >> Yes. So that's >> Friday, September 25th. Right. >> Yep. So then let's reserve the town
chambers. >> Yep. I have >> We're good. Okay. Perfect. Okay. So if that is the day of the event, then ads should start going out 60 days before then. So that would be August 25th,
July 25th. So ads should start going out. Let's just call it July 15th, right? That that to have a a week buffer. So that's when ads
so ads July as of July 15th. So that means that we need collateral 30 days before then. So, let's put collateral deadline by June 1st. So, that's Vanessa's deadline.
>> Okay. >> June 1st. And that means that Carlos, you're meeting with communications by, you know, June 15th at the latest. And that would mean that we need speaker
head shot, titles, bios. We would need that by May 1st. >> Can you repeat the last part? >> So I'm I'm going backwards. So the speaker, head shot, titles, logos, etc. a sponsor logos May 1st.
Vanessa would have 30 days to put everything together. So, her deadline is June 1st. And then once you have the collateral on June 1st, you can go meet with the communications office, which let's call it by the late somewhere sometime between June 1st and June 15th.
And then ads would start running July 15th. So we have July 15th through August 15th, that's 30 days. August through September, that's 60 days. So we have 60 days of running ads. >> Yeah. >> Perfect.
And then speaker presentations. If the event is September 25th, I'm going to put speaker presentations would be due >> by >> No, we don't need their presentations by May 1. We just need their logos, their head shots, their bios. The presentations would be due I'm going to
put September 11th just to put a date on it. >> Okay. All right. So that would mean so in new business B1 B1 is May 1st just according to the agenda. B2 is June
1st and then B3 is 911. >> Okay. Okay. Venue options and happy hour. I vote to keep it the same. I don't see why we should change it.
>> You You're happy with it? >> I'm I I'm happy with it. But Sabok, you know, we have some super fun happy hour appropriate venue open up next door to Chelas to give them an opportunity. You know, that's possible until for now, I think the walking distance, you can't beat it.
>> Even even crossing Main Street, not that we may not do that in the in the in the future someday, but I don't even think it's worth it at this point. So, I I think I think we keep it the same. So town chambers and chellas. Okay. >> Oh, nice. I love that. I don't think I had seen
that. That looks great. That's great. I love it. And here we have a a uh for the office if we transfer thing with the information.
Maybe all the assets are already there. >> The assets should be super easy for her this year because we basically just need to change the agenda. I really like the look that she gave it. >> Okay, perfect. Okay, >> cool. Um okay. So theme
any ideas based on >> I remember >> that we did is that first it was two two business one. >> Uhhuh. >> Yes. So I think we have to kind of do one that is business 101 that it goes
over the whole thing and then we start kind of the specializing let's say AI. >> Oh AI would be a great topic for this year. >> Love that. >> Okay. Um obviously everybody wants to talk about loans and everything stuff like that.
>> We do have we do need something about the SBAs and all of that so people know how to apply. What are the benefits? What are the things you know what they want? >> I just thought about one that is very important for businesses. >> The process of procurement that is doing
uh what was the X major? Uh money. >> Oh, you mean um you mean like working with the county? >> Yes, >> I I would like to do that if we can get him because remember the first year that we did it, we had a ton of people from
the county. It was yes it was it was a lot of this and no no actionable information >> correct but I think he can go straight to the points of okay these are the benefits these are the opportunities we just need people to apply because that's what is happening nobody is applying and
doing that work okay of registering with the cities and stuff like that >> so right there we already have one speaker suggestion what you said >> giving you the example I was talking with the ladies from the >> bes no laser >> uhhuh Okay. You know, they're very
aggressive on marketing and stuff like that. So, they did went to one of these movies just to >> to see >> to see. They ended up doing tattoo removals. >> So, >> but they but they haven't like actually done that. They pitched that idea. >> Yes. >> They pitched the idea and it's out
there. >> Exactly. But let's think about it that people never know. Like I'm thinking, "Oh, but I have to cook food." Like how can I'm going to sell to them? But yet maybe for you know, I don't know, schools or anything. Mhm. >> People don't know that. >> Yeah.
>> That those things are don't know and the government is looking because nobody wants to go through the process >> because it's a a hideous process, you know. >> So, I think that could also work out, you know, that people may be interested, you know. >> Okay. That's cool. I think I think Manny
would be a great speaker. >> Mhm. >> All right. So, that's perfect. That's one option. And I love AI. I wouldn't know the first person to invite to cover that topic, but I love that topic. >> Okay, >> we need to start finding somebody that's
a rock star with that >> business. It has to be something practical that they see, >> right? Like like right like practical application of AI for your business. Yes, we we really need to start pulling from our personal contacts and asking who would be a a good master at that.
Mhm. >> To be honest with you, everybody that I've spoken to on that topic is very superficial. >> Nobody's really nobody's really deep in this in this in the subject. Even the people that I've talked to that pretend like they are, they're not. They're not.
>> Um, so that that would be interesting. I'm gonna actually I'm going to ask some some IT people. >> Let me send a message now so I don't forget. Um I think a success story uh closes the
business close that that thing good you know like okay somebody that has done it like for example that we had the angel investor that last time >> he closes within in a good known. Okay, you see all of these >> an inspirational speaker. Yeah, I I agree. I do think that that would be
really nice. Um I I think that's been a successful speaker moment every year that we've done it. So yeah, so we got to close with inspo. Okay. >> I just sent that text out already if he can recommend anybody.
>> Um I think >> I think with loans I'm going to ask Joseaniano. Um, >> but we need both group and private like governmental loans and private. >> I still have not we still have not had a
speaker at the boot camp that I have liked from the public sector. I would love somebody that's like a grant specialist, >> somebody who really understands like the mom and pop loan, you know, like all the opportunities out there
>> for grant money and what it takes to >> secure that. We've never had somebody that was, you know, very good in that. >> I think um I think Yano would be great about talking about the lone climate right now. Um so people can understand
you know what they need to prepare themselves. >> Um >> and not just to prepare themselves but also kind of see a road map meaning okay this is how you prepare after you are here. This is how you improve and this
is how you increase to a 10 million lines of credit. >> This is how you actually >> Why don't you do that? >> No because I'm not ready yet. >> What do you mean about ready? like it's because I know you know the things but you know you have to have somebody that knows
more like that inside. Why don't you and Jose do something together? I feel like that's what's missing because you understand how to explain things to people. Bankers keep things to up here. The bankers are always like pie in the sky. Oh, in theory it works like this. You're very good at bringing it down and
saying this is what you have to do. Step one, step two, step three. So why don't you and Jose do it together? >> I can push them to kind of explain, >> right? Because the bankers never talk in real terms. The bankers always talk in >> I know I understand what you're okay. I can do
>> I think you and Jose should do that together. So Pia and Jose. Okay. And that'll be loan climate loan process. Okay. Procurement. Manny Sin. I like the AI. We just need to find
somebody. >> What's the name of Jose? Jose. >> What? Who else? >> And um I had >> my IT guy already turned me down. Nope. I don't know anybody. That means he he doesn't know how to do it either. I'm telling you that's it's a it's a challenging thing to find somebody
that's really good at that. Let me text somebody else that I think might know. >> I have a I have a solution for it, but it's not a good solution. >> I know there is a podcast >> that I that I'm listening from also the
Mexican guy. I don't know if you have heard it. He does he he has a a a a podcast that is called Cracks. Okay. >> Cracks. >> Cracks. Okay. like the know the cracks the cracks the cracks the in Spanish they call it people that do a lot of
businesses >> no crack yes yes it is I know what you're talking about >> so >> what's his name >> also >> no that's not okay >> so what happened is that there is one episode >> that that a guy goes listen this is how I turned my I was broke on this business
and stuff like that I start working with it I now it's a $40 million business and he goes kind of in detail how he did it >> okay >> obviously cannot do the whole presentation or anything like that but we can probably extract things if we don't find somebody that >> right we can somebody to extract that
presentation >> extract the presentation look this is how >> can you send me that that video or something if you can find it cuz I mean I'd like to listen to it myself >> yes >> all right perfect okay um
I'm trying to think I'd like to have at least one more topic. >> Okay. So, we have AI, we have uh money for procurement, business 101, >> uh HR, the HR that you guys did. >> Very good. It was very popular. I just
don't want to repeat it. Um >> but I think it was very informative, very good for people to know when you get to this level. Um, >> I'm trying to think of an overall theme
that ties together all of these things. Business 101 because you talk about accounting, opening, registration, and then the HR. We can kind of make it a quick one, you know, and then to we take care of
that. Maybe it's going to be a longer than 15, 20 minutes presentation because you're going to roll over all of those housekeeping, house cleaning, you know, items. >> Mhm.
>> And then that's it. If not, I think HR could be one good one. I'm thinking >> Okay. M >> like I think I have another >> what >> how to bring your business from
let's call it from a 1 million to 10 million from 10 million to a >> I mean that sounds great but do we really have people that are even grossing a million in the audience maybe one or two >> that's the thing because
>> how to escalate your business overly is the thing right? How to scale, >> how to scale, right? Because what we attract was very business 101. >> Mhm. >> And that's what I think we didn't bring that other side of the community of Miami. >> Oh, so you think that we should hunt for
bigger fish is what you're saying. Okay. >> Okay. >> And that's why I'm thinking like, you know, something AI will attract bigger fish. Uh, you know, it'll things like that. That's what I'm thinking that it will
>> that sounds great. um a better >> who do you have in mind for a topic like that? >> The only one that I know that probably can tell us I don't know how how much he's grossing and stuff like that but I know he's growing is Ray. >> Okay.
>> He can probably say how he grow his business from I don't know a family of one loan officer to something else. I don't know. I don't know how much he crossing but I know he's growing >> right and he's growing in multiple states and all that
>> multiplying multiple states and stuff like that. So that's the only that I know and that people relate. >> Mhm. >> Right. Uh the angry investor that Tiko brought the other day, he was a great inspirational. Uh but he's probably on another level.
>> I can talk to somebody. Do you know Rioto Leal? >> No. >> He owns he has grown to own three schools. >> One of them is in Miami Lakes. He has two in Halia. >> Okay. >> And they've been in business on for like 20 years. >> Okay. So he's he's scaled.
>> Exactly. >> Okay. And he's a good presenter. >> Yes. >> I love Ry, but the last time that we had Ray, I don't I don't think he did a great job presenting again. >> When did he >> he did uh he was when we did Energy Vendas.
>> When we did Energy Mendes, Ry presented on doing business with the town of Miami Lakes. >> How to get your licensing and your certificate of of occupancy dosa. Okay. And it again it was just very general. I I I would like for people to be as
detailed as possible so people actually walk away with okay I need to do this this this and this you know. So a >> and literally in businesses that are a little bit more complex in the sense of um you know let's say doing the loans
and stuff like that is you know it's more like paperwork all of that then you measure your risk and stuff like that >> but something that has already manufactured or it has doing uh I don't know something >> that you really need to work on is
telling it right leg logistics What do we know that's in manufacturing and logistics >> or or or stuff like that or or how they become a brand? >> I have one. I don't know if it is a good idea or not, but it could I don't know
if he is interested. I'm very good friends with one of the exowner of um diplomatical. >> Oh, okay. >> Okay, >> cool. >> They draw it from nothing. >> Yeah. to sell it that company for $560 million. >> Nice. Okay, great.
>> And they did it step by step. Then how they open it up, all of that. And then how they successfully close out the gap by selling. >> Okay. >> I don't know if he'll be interested, >> right? It's small town. Yeah.
>> Yes. But uh but uh I can talk to him. >> That would be that would be a very interesting story to hear. show and tell his story about how everything becomes and blah blah blah how did they did it how kind of they went through the process and
>> so that's very cool I think if we have that many on this lineup procuring business with the the county doesn't really fit because we're talking AI we're talking money we're talking scaling your business
>> Manny is the odd man out church. >> Well, it depends on how we call it. If he says how to do business with a government >> and he tells you how to do businesses with the government because a lot of people are interested to do it is and we had to be very specific to him not to
kind of promote like the other companies have come to trying to push their >> rather almost ask Manny other than outside of procurement. I would almost rather ask Manny if Manny can speak to or if Manny knows and can refer us a
great specialist from from Yes. >> from Strive. >> Yes. You know the other thing that they do too >> which I even know I just hearing and I don't know because I have a friend of mine that he works on on on budget on Miami day and stuff like that
>> and they just present the projects right present the projects and then they approve it and stuff like that but very little know about it how to do it how to apply how what opportunities are there >> I think that's very important information to put it out there it's just that I don't even know how to get
We should not but he may know >> okay let me talk to him >> you know or or something that we can call is like call attention of people that okay how to for example how to do business with a robber Okay.
Okay. >> Marketing. Should we have something with marketing? >> I do think we should have something with marketing. >> I think that would be very good. >> I think we have not really I mean, we did it the first time a little bit with social media with Tiko, but again, it's such a big topic. >> Correct. >> You know who would be great for that?
Value. >> They're excellent at it. >> Value. The girls from specifically Roxanna. Roxia that they have >> with social media with Yeah. with reals. Yes. >> I think they would be very very good at that. >> True.
>> I think uh a marketing topic could be good. >> Mhm. How to advertise your business. >> Creating a brand for your business. I don't think he's going to read my marketing AI.
Business 101 inspirational speaker loans. How do we call it? How to escalate scale to escal? And for that >> for that for how to scale your business.
Do you want to talk to your friend or do you want me to go first to uh something more local? >> Whatever you prefer. Let's let's ask both and see if they are interested. You know, >> I don't know if he will be interested, but we'll see.
>> Well, okay. Creating a brand, leveraging AI for small business, how to scale your business. What else? uh about the art of lending. We'll call that your panel. The art of small business lending or
business, let's call it business lending. So, I'm trying to get bigger people in here. >> Who does your lending for? We have not. >> Who do you have the best relationship with as a banker? >> I will start. >> Why don't you bring your banker instead
of Yama? I mean, I love Yana, but why don't you bring your banker? >> Okay. >> Not to talk about your personal finances, but but but to describe the process. >> Okay. If you if your if you feel like you have a you know a if you feel like your banker is good at you know
explaining the process you know what if you if he was good at explaining the process to you and walking you through step by step. >> Yes. But at the same time there's limitations right because for example most of the bankers you get to a point that they say okay now you got to go to this other and then they refer you to
somebody. >> Correct. Because of the appetite of the bank. Yes. >> Correct. >> And so not sure if 30. >> So, uh, which I'm not sure maybe I don't know. >> Think about it. Yes,
>> think about it. Um, because I think it's important for somebody to be able to address the appetite of the market at that time, right? we're talking about six months from now. But the appetite of the of the lending market for somebody to be able to explain to people it, you
know, it's it might not be this bank, it might be this bank because this bank is lending XYZ more than the other bank, >> but also talking about what do you need to be prepared? You know, how do you make yourself palatable to lending? >> I have somebody in mind. I haven't done
business with him yet. >> Okay. >> I have to have a talk with him because he offered me something interesting. >> Okay. But I see his personality >> and he would be good for it >> and I think he's good for it. He I think he's >> okay.
And then we talked about inspirational. So inspirational. Well no let me tell you Rioto if diplomatico wants to do how to scale your businessto could easily do inspirational. Okay. >> He started working full-time at uh a big
corporation. I forgot if it's Del Monte or Monsanto. Uno of the of the food manufacturers and he left that job to pursue this. You know his wife worked somewhere else and you know over the course of the last however many years it's been 15 20 years they have grown
into a small you know a small local empire of schools. So if anything it doesn't have to you know he could do one of the two. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Okay. So, we still need someone for AI and we need, you know, Bert can't do both. So, it would either be somebody
for skating or somebody for inspiration. One of the two. >> Correct. >> Okay. Well, that's good progress, right? >> By the next meeting, we can we can see if Droico has accepted or not. And then from there, we can choose. >> Right. >> Okay. Cool.
Budget. Do you happen to have the EDC budget somewhere in front of you? I neglected to bring that. >> But are we No, not necessarily the full budget of the budget that we used last year. >> I know that we have $2,000 allocated
exclusively for this event. >> And typically what tends to happen is we try and get as many sponsorships as possible. And since this event is right on the heels of the close of the year of the fiscal year, whatever we don't have sponsorships for, we try and throw at this event whatever's left over.
>> Yes, >> that's that's been our strategy for the last two years or so. But I'm pretty sure we have $2,000 just for this. And I think we can start talking already about, you know, what to budget out for Vanessa, etc., etc. for ads.
>> Do you guys know what you do? Is it the seminars one usually used for this event? Because that one has 2,000 in it. >> Then it must be that one. Yeah, it's a flat 2,000. >> Okay, then it's probably seminars. Networking business. Those three. Yeah. >> What did we give Vanessa last year?
I have it here somewhere. I'm pretty sure her total was 750. We did 500 up front and then we got her an extra 250 because of her. Yeah, she did. >> Okay. So, how many was >> I think it was 750 for Vanessa. >> Okay.
>> Pretty sure. >> Yeah. I think we increased it. Yes, I >> Yeah, it was it was 500 up front and then we increased it >> to uh by an extra 250. So, out of the 2,000, >> 750 would come out for Vanessa.
>> Mhm. >> So, that leaves us with 1250. A How much did we give Cheras for the happy hour? Was it a,000? I think it was a th00and I think it was a th00and so a th00and comes from goes to chasm >> and that would leave us with 250 which
250 or that's what it was I forgot what we did where were where the buckets that we took it from um remind me Isabella in the the the budget
there's 2,000 for seminars. >> Mhm. >> There's the networking events which we don't touch. >> The networking is the 3,000 that you put towards the social. >> Uhhuh. >> Um
I was going to go into to see what you guys did last year, but >> I know that I itemized it last year, but the minimum we should do is 500. The minimum 250 each month the minimum
care chamber 2020 3,000 for the networking and then your marketing is 5,91. >> So marketing has 5,000 in it. >> Yeah. >> Do you know what our current balance is from there?
that fists open action. marketing. Yeah, it was just Facebook. So, originally there were 6,000 and now you have the 5,91 and 41. >> Okay. So, so we have a lot there. Okay.
>> A lot in there. Remember that's for Main Street Live. The 500 that EDC is put in will come out of that. >> Correct. Okay. So EDC is putting 500 per um has the uh February uh right has the um February one already been collected
from there >> do it for February I think we started March right >> oh okay all right so March April May so there's yeah so 1500 okay so I'm sorry we're at 5 and what >> 900 something >> 5,91 and then 49
>> okay so minus the 1500 for Main Street Live so we're at 4401 I'm pretty sure that last year our marketing budget for the uh boot camp was like 1,200 or something like that or a thousand. >> I think it should be no more than
thousand. >> A thousand. Okay. >> I don't think we >> So, we would need to uh make a motion next EDC meeting to allocate $1,000 towards the boot camp from that budget. >> And we have 250 for
>> Yeah. Printing. went non miscellaneous. Um, uh, that 250 could be printing. That 250 could also be, um, you know, like the water and the treats and stuff that we get for the day of. I don't think that facilities charged us anything to
use the chamber. >> You would only need to pay for janitorial to be here because there's no one here on weekends. >> It's not a weekend. It's a >> Oh, that's right. Sorry. Never mind. In your fine. You shouldn't have expenses. >> Okay. Maybe it because of the
but yeah since J we'd say Jantori to will be here any >> okay cool can we include in the regular EDC meeting agenda for next time that we meet >> myself >> Yep. that we need to put on the agenda
uh a motion to allocate marketing funds to the boot camp. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I mean yeah I I haven't received it from him yet. So there's still time for that. >> Maybe just include in there like a boot camp update for the group.
>> Yeah. >> As an agenda item. >> Exactly. Perfect. Hey, I thought we can you okay? Okay. Um
Okay, so we're still on the hunt for an AI speaker. A I mean by I think that's pretty good. Um, I could start reaching out to Vanessa to let her start putting the collateral
together. Uh, okay. We'll need to make a motion for that. So, 750 for Vanessa. These are all for next meeting. So 750 for Vanessa,
$1,000 for marketing, $1,000 for Chas. These are all motions that we need to pass. That's um
Okay. And then Carlos, you're going to check with your >> You know what we're missing here? >> What? >> We're missing what we usually bring, which is the gift cards and stuff like that. >> Correct. We usually get that donated. I mean, I I figure we can start tackling that as we get closer.
>> No, I think we buy. >> You want to buy? >> No, no. I think the gift cards that we do that we buy. >> We buy them. Well, that's true. We we buy them with leftover funds from the EDC, but we we can't do that yet. >> Yeah, we can't do that yet. >> Okay.
>> We need to wait a little bit. Okay. Perfect. Okay. So, task delegation. So, Carlos, you're going to speak to the banker that you have in mind and you're going to speak to diplomatic,
>> right? I'm going to handle the for creating a brand and trioto for scaling slash inspiration. One of the two. >> Okay. >> You're going to send me the video for
the AI guy >> and we both need to try and find somebody to speak on that topic. Isabella, we are open to suggestions. Somebody who like can really break down leveraging AI for small business. >> I mean, I can ask our IT person. What's
the closest person? I don't know about the business >> and see if anybody, you know, like I asked my IT guy. He's like, "Nope, I don't know anybody." Great. Okay. >> So, it would be um >> we're looking for a speaker >> or a small business forum >> that can, you know, that can eloquently,
right, that can break down leveraging AI for small business. And if we really can't find somebody qualified, then we're scrapping the topic because I'm not going to present something. Okay. Um, I'm going to work on a cohesive
theme to call this >> enough for our next meeting and then we can meet again >> the dates. >> Yeah, >> I think a month from now, April. I'll be out the first week of April. So, I think malo this time in April should should
work April 13th. I come I come back like that various times. I would say that week. So maybe not April 13th but maybe April 15th or 16th or 17th. I send you the
>> Oh, perfect. Okay, great. Can you imagine we are able to contact these >> that guy? That'd be so cool. >> Okay. What about the 16th or 17th? That's tax day, so I'm trying to avoid that day. >> The Well, the 17th is a Friday. Usually there's no committee meetings on
Fridays, but that's live. >> No. >> Yeah. So, >> how about the 16th? >> Was that mystery life? Yeah. >> Um, let me see. There is a council chambers. So, yeah, that room, this room is available on the 16th as well. >> You want to do April 16th? That's a
Thursday at 5:30. Or are you out of town? >> I am going to be out of time the next day. So, like >> So, no. Okay. So, how about April 15th? Would that be okay? >> Yes. >> Two days before. Okay. So, let's do April 15th. >> April 15th at 5. Oh, that's thing you say.
>> It is. Get your tax is done before >> 5:30. Okay. Okay. So, we're wrapped up, right? Okay. Big motion to adjurnn or we don't have motion, but we're at 6:32.
Okay, we're off mute. >> Okay. Good evening. I'm going to call to order um our meeting tonight March 16th. We're starting at 6:40 p.m. If you could roll, please. >> Yes. President Mike
>> present >> because maybe she misunderstood that because she cannot vote. Oh >> yeah. Let her know that she can come. She just >> Yeah. I didn't say she could come. I just said she couldn't vote. Okay. Next order of business, deferrals,
additions, or deletions. Anybody have any? No. Okay. Public comments. Are there any public comments? Anybody online? No. Okay. Approval is from last meeting. Let's look very quickly at those meetings. And as long as you're ready, they put another the graphs that we have a price that
>> that's today. That's the thing for today. Yeah. Well, we're just approving the minutes right now. motion to accept minutes. >> Anybody second? >> Okay. >> All in favor say I.
>> Okay. Nobody all mentors. Um there's no student member report because they're not here today. So we're going to move on to old business. Uh update on meeting with the council. They basically said we could we're all to go up to $20, guys. So I think we said yes
that we were going to Well, we have to vote on it, right? We have to vote on it. >> Yeah. Vote on the amount that you >> $20 is the max we can that they approve for now. But but they really said we could charge whatever we wanted for it, but they said for this time we up 20. This is the first year just to get people used to it. And then we always
charge more next year. So is everybody okay? We're going to take a vote. So if somebody wants to do a motion to vote to increase it to $20 so then we can get money for >> to $20. Increase the price. >> Yeah. Buy $20. Sorry. Buy. So if somebody wants to to say that >> a motion to increase the price by $20
for the graduation banners. I second. >> Jackie seconds. >> All in favor? >> I Okay. And it passes. >> Okay. So we're moving that up. So you can let them know. And then what is that the price at right now? So let me know what the clock is. >> Yeah. I'm trying to look back on what
you all decided the last meeting. >> I think last meeting was like $10. >> 165. Yes. >> For the amount. So it' be the 165. >> So now it's 1818. >> 185 185 for a band. >> And then next year
$100 some >> $200. So this will appear on the site so that the parents can >> Yes. >> Right. Right. So we needed the amount to then go live with the banner. So I'll tell them 185 per banner.
>> Next year will be more FYI. Just so they know they can plan a >> um but they said since this is the first year putting it up, you know, $20 is fine. Okay. Initial planning and words of excellence. Uh updates on what has been done quickly. Um you the buyer guy
>> he's going to send it to us. >> He's going to send it to Nai. The balloon arch lady, you have the invoice for that already. >> So yeah, you have all the invoice that I have in the packet. >> Did you order the links that she sent? >> I did in many times to vote on all the expenses first. >> Oh yeah. >> Okay. So I don't have the links cuz I
don't have my laptop. But I sent her the lady who's doing the balloon arches. She sent me I don't know how much they were. They were like $10, $15. Yeah, you can do one motion if you want to approve all the invoices and include that in the amount or you can like allocate a certain amount per the event.
I don't think >> Yeah, there's the awards, the tablecloths, the balloon. Um there's also the Amazon order that Haley provided from last year. So all these are the amounts that I have. >> This is my question so that we know we're we're still short one sponsor or
no or we haven't we have sponsors. >> So we have MHC construction. We have Mario and then Judy. I haven't gotten the check from headquarter Toyota yet, but she said that. >> So, it's Mario and who was the third sponsor? >> We did there.
>> Did you hear back from Patreon? >> Honestly, no. Honestly, >> the one we're waiting on. So, I think >> I think most likely Yeah. >> Honestly, no. >> Oh, okay. >> So, our short one still responsive from last. >> Yeah. But if we get How much do we make
on the ladder? That's my question. So we know the kill. >> Um is a dangerous thing cuz remember that invo that estimate said that the prices can change up to the day of printing. >> Oh, that's nice. So we don't know how much it's costing right now or how much
it may. >> I mean the invoice I provided last time was let me pull that up so I can give you that. >> Um I think we estimated we were going to make around $800. No. That's what I found. I got you sometime.
Oh, I also didn't show delivery. So, they're cuz last year it was they were brought to town hall. None of you actually picked them up, right? So, like that might be like an extra hundred. I have to ask them for an updated invoice. But >> where are they? >> Yeah.
I mean they're in Halia according to the >> I can pick them up. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Um so the the total >> the subtotal was 9,148.50. So that includes the tariff charge the
the removal the install. Um so each banner was $64.50 >> $64.50. Mhm. >> So, I left it for $65, right? >> And we're we're going to be charging 185, right? >> Mhm.
>> 185US 65 is 120. 120. >> Um, so plus all those fees though, right? >> No. Yeah. Just to know how much we'll be making what the profit is on each banner.
What about you have to calculate what the fees are? The fees are going to take away from that. >> So, somebody wants to figure that out. >> What What's the thing? >> What's the total >> the complete total? >> 9,158. >> 9,148.50. >> 148. But how much was the delivery last
year? >> It wasn't included in this in That's why I'm saying >> 9,148. How many banners is that? >> How many banners? >> This is for the 60 that you all have. >> 60 banners. >> Okay. So 60 banners >> times one. We said we're charged 1805.
>> We would net 11. Well, we wouldn't net. We would make gross 11,100 11,100us 9,148 >> 952,952. >> We would make about $1,900. >> Oh, I think we're
going to go crazy trying to get a silver sponge. $1,000 more that we didn't have last year. No, right. Right. My math is correct. Math first. >> No, I know we didn't make that much. >> So, about 1900. We didn't make anything. >> No, we did not make a,000. We extra
>> We made Yeah. So, if we can make, trust me, we can make let's say 1,500. Oh my god. I was expecting 800. You're going to make 1,500. So, we don't have to worry about. So I think price increase you're looking maybe 1500
>> 1500 worst case scenario still more than we had last year we didn't have 1500 last year okay >> um the trophies 400 did Jessica did they give you an invoice for the trophies or no >> you for the awards the same last year
420 last year you had 12 acrylic awards. Does that sound right? Acrylic apple award and then 11 acrylic award. >> Yeah, they're about the same. Say 500 max. I'm just saying I don't know how many. >> Okay.
>> Okay. So then um so everybody okay >> the tablecloths I did the invoice for 16 tablecloths and I came out to 240. So unit price 15 on the back of your agenda
>> which are and these are the tablecloths >> the round navy linens I think you all said that you used last year this is the same company that used last year for the rentals >> oh the rental to rent them is how much >> it's okay so ladies do you want to just vote
to keep all this stuff or what do you want to do my motion for everything >> balloons is 150 for the arch and then the addition like you were saying. >> Yeah, it's about 30 bucks. >> Um, and then all the Amazon stuff here
provided >> the napkins. This doesn't include though like what we're doing for center pieces. So, centerpieces. >> No, it does. Oh, it does. Oh, >> there's all the pictures there. >> Oh, we're going to do that. >> Okay. That doesn't include flowers and stuff.
>> Yeah, that's it doesn't include flowers. I don't know how much Jackie is going to have to do. If you're going to do them in um >> I mean we said we would discuss that. I can ask my friend about the flowers again. The hydrangeas were what? 40 $80 something like that.
>> 100 bucks. >> It was less than 100 bucks. >> Cuz I'm trying to think do we have one more meeting before the awards? We don't. So >> cuz we can we can figure that out. April 3rd Monday >> cuz today we have all the nominations we
have to go through and >> we be on the 20th of April. That's >> plenty of time. >> Don't we have like from from so like the eight pack navy blue round tablecloth that's in the order like that would be removed.
>> Yeah, you have to remove that >> that's on the Amazon. Yeah, cuz they're renting that now. >> And those were the ones that didn't come in last year, right? And then the card holders, those we had from last year. We should still have them. That's not disposable. I don't know who kept those
or >> or where those are at >> in that box. No, you gave me a box, right? You gave me a box with stuff. >> I have the the big box at my parents house with the vases, but I haven't opened that. So, I can open it and check if those things are in there. >> It should be there somewhere. I don't
think that was placed in there. >> Did we find the the banner? >> Yes. Okay. >> Yeah. I think the Kayla, you have the banner. Did you grab it or is it still in the storage? Okay. So, we know where it is. Yeah. >> Yeah. But we don't need those. So, I think it's deduct.
>> So, yeah. Mine is the table cost. So, everything else on this list will be ordered again. >> Well, we don't know if we have those rounds. >> I'm going to check I'll check for those. My sorry in my thing is if we can have one more meeting we can figure out our center pieces at that meeting until
today. >> When did you say the next meeting is April? >> The 20th >> 20th because the awards are the 30th. It would be one week before but Amazon's pretty fast. >> Yeah. Depending on a week and a half we'll be meeting a week and a half
>> unless you guys want to move it up to April 13th is the one day before. Can we do that or no? >> I don't know why that sounds bad. Monday, April 13th. >> The 13th is available right now. >> Do you ladies mind moving it up so that we have two weeks before the meeting?
>> Monday, April 13th. >> Let them check. We're checking. >> I don't mind. >> You're good. I'm good. We serve Jackie, you Monday the 13th album. >> Yep. Okay. And Jessica
Monday the 13th. >> And then there's this room. I'm working. So this Monday if you don't make it, >> you guys can do it. It's okay. It's just for >> Yeah. It's better to do it earlier. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Hopefully maybe you can make it
try. every >> No, there's a CT scan, but I'm not sure if it's in the morning or in the afternoon. >> Okay. Every meeting at 6:30. So, Monday at 6:30. >> Uh, April the 13th. >> Okay. So, yeah, cancel the 20. That way, we can make, you know, worry about that.
We have enough. Yeah, we have enough today. >> So, do we have to vote on this budget then to date for it? >> Uh, I mean, you can wait, but we're going to have to pay things before that 20th meeting. You know what I mean? So >> I mean the stuff that we have now I
think it's the same stuff as before as well or just the ones that remove that. Yeah. One thing you keep the same as >> garland kit. Remove. >> Yeah. Remove that. She's going to the one she sent the one you need. What are these?
>> They're graduation centerpiece. They gold. >> I don't think we need those. >> These are center pieces. It looks the ones that were in the >> Those are the ones. Let's keep those >> but Hold on. numbers. Okay, we don't have money. The year is 2026. Okay, here I just want to make sure.
>> Did we use disposable blue napkins? Because the tablecloths are blue. Oh, I would bring a blue. >> Yeah, I would >> white. No, not unless those were like somewhere else though. Maybe. >> Yeah, I just put what we bought last year in that
>> and if we can get them white, I would think they better quite >> white or gold. >> Okay. What are we going to substitute for the chargers or are we still going to get chargers? >> Well, that's what I mean to set as well and gold.
>> So then this is probably for something else. >> That's what I'm saying. 300. It's a lot. >> Maybe for the the the finger food appetizers. >> There were appetizers. >> I remember. >> Yeah, because for the table.
Yeah, they had come already wrapped in it was like I think you get them on Amazon already. >> I think we can process that. >> Vicky Bakery brought so many napkins. >> I know that she had an issue with some things like getting lost in >> so I don't know. Uh
>> well, yeah. I mean, if someone wants to have it delivered, it's fine, but >> I don't. But you're going to be able to find it and put it send it off to >> possible find. We're ordering it now. So hopefully hopefully order.
>> Okay. So then I I think and you guys you ladies are fine with us dry cleaning the tablecloths. It's $200 to rent them and dry clean them and take them off. >> What? They dry clean them? >> They dry clean them. >> They dry clean them. Yeah. We don't have >> Oh, they do it. We put them on a table and take them off. Everybody's fine with
that. >> Okay, then. Yeah, we can vote on the budget. >> We did last year. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> We have one now. So, okay. So, then we can vote on the budget. Okay. So, who wants to Somebody has to do the motion. I
>> motion a motion >> to pass the uh budget. >> Anybody? >> I second. >> There you go. Okay. So that's how that's done with that and then we'll just next time we
meet we got to talk about centerpieces. We got to play. >> Okay. >> New business. Now we're going to discuss the nominations and uh awards of excellence nominations and the nominics future leaders leader scholarship. So let's um let's start voting.
>> Well, okay. >> We have a problem. No, >> we have some teachers >> some teachers that were in other categories. >> Yes, we know. >> And they're not here in the number one. >> Well, the way I look at it, um, so >> they should not I mean, I'm sorry, but they're not in the category they need to be. And regardless, I think once you
Google it, it's not going to make a difference with this, >> but they're not on the number one teacher. >> I know. >> So, they weren't included where they were supposed to. >> I know. >> So, are we going to just um like disqualify them because they're in the wrong category? >> No, not disqualify them. can consider
them, but I don't think they're I mean I think the >> I just found these two that were not >> where the other >> you're like where is um you can you can just consider them you can just consider them if you want
to consider them for the >> this one was also a teacher. >> Yeah. So, we can just vote. I'm sorry to ask you this, but we have a lot of people. Um, we just vote. We don't have to discuss the We just vote. We just vote. Okay. So, for a teacher
>> really quick, for the teachers on the other ones, the numbers are 0283. That was put into the English category. The other teacher in the science category is number 10284. And the last one who was in the math
category is 108 1 280. >> I mean I think it was very clear >> who was the winner. >> If you can follow directions like >> you know >> but regardless I think I think you know
I think we should we have enough information to choose who we're going to choose. Okay. So we're just going to vote. We're just circle who we want it to be and that's it. Okay. >> You have a voting paper. You should have a voting paper. make an extra paper. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> There may be something we might want to discuss. I think for teacher I mean it was pretty simple. >> Okay. For English then now we have to okay this is the No, here's the issue here. So we have to choose by grade level and you have them all together. >> That's why I'm writing them all down. I'm writing the grade level. I'm writing
everything >> because it's fifth, 8th and and 12th. >> Okay. So, we have to pick one for fifth, one for eighth, and one for 12. >> So, I'm just gonna write them. I guess >> I was gonna say if you just write the grade level on top of >> That's what I'm writing.
So, this one is >> okay. Um, oh, my question to you ladies is if there's only one person, one student for a category, are we letting them win by default? Because last year I think we voted and some were like, "Oh, well,
they don't really meet the and we didn't do it." The nomination is somewhat easier. Um, Where's the math, journalism, local and digital arts and business? That's >> they're not in here >> in your packet.
>> Nope. >> I just went the last one I have here is athletics. >> Well, business there's no nominations, but >> yeah, business has no nominations. >> Oh, I try this right. Well, digital arts, local digital arts, journalism, math.
>> The last one I have here is athletics. >> I went through all of them. >> I didn't separate them. Brain level checks. Maybe the teacher one I look at the teacher st maybe I just went through those too fast. better line.
I think I want to clarify after in the community hero one there's a repeated um nomination because the nominator is counted as one of the options here. So next to number one 0224.
So the six um numbers are in committee hearing is both the nominated for the prior number >> science number six. Yeah big time. Like some people
some great levels were not going to Like athletics there wasn't >> that happens every year. >> Yeah. Every year that's just missing. >> Is there somebody for fifth athletics? >> For athletics. No. Yeah. But not for >> eth not for 12th graders and there's no graders.
businesses. I don't mean You have this paper about many awards I need. I just messages. >> Oh, okay. Okay. Is it check?
Very happy. Cuz remember last year we had very little >> very 23 23 awards.
Not waiting. >> Oh, it's two for scholarship. >> Yes. >> I don't feel I don't I was trying to pick one so far. I'm 22. numbers.
I >> Okay. So then what did I say? 22. >> So now it's 25. So 95 25 >> was one for the entire teachers that >> okay no that's what we need to discuss with you think you have to see the mayor
first of all the mayor >> the certificates >> yeah they need the certificates so you have to ask if they don't do that >> yeah yeah they And you have to send them. >> So the process is that they >> the principles are the ones that >> the principles are the one who like
builds out the nomination like not nomination recognition proclamations request and then from there that's how he does it. >> Yeah. remember last year they didn't know how to write the book. >> So how do we >> maybe they can send it to you and then
we can like redo cuz is there like a sample one or like that but we can send like this is how >> Yeah. one from last year. >> Yeah. >> They should have a copy of last year. >> Okay. But you have to contact
>> I think the mayor's assistant. >> Yeah, it's more so like the mayor's office. >> They got to send you a list. >> He usually does that. >> So the schools have to send you a list. >> Okay. >> And the principles have to send the possibility just
>> I think yeah through that but okay. >> Yeah. We don't give them awards. We don't give the retirees awards. We give them the time certificate. So may as well just 25. Yeah. So we have 20. I I counted 25. If anybody counts, let me know. >> But I counted 25 >> of what? >> Well, that's
>> 25 awards. >> That's based on like if someone there's only one person in the category. That's based on if all of us like decide like >> because it might not all vote the same way. >> Is that your ballot? >> We have three ballots. Anybody else have
a ballot? >> The three of us are gone. We're supervised. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. I'm not I don't fall into peer pressure. >> I did my homework, too. I didn't know there was going to be entry numbers. >> No. No. >> Thank you guys.
>> Sorry. >> There's a lot of other forms for other committ Anybody here? You look terrible. the whole thing once. I got excited when I got Yeah. Really
excited when I saw the stat. I haven't tried this, but significant one. chest color that very Actually, but You want another teacher?
We know you guys should be sharing. >> Oh, I know. But these are like yours are much better than ours. >> No, no, I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. >> Ours is the healthiest. >> I just hear the munching and the and the chit chatting. >> I I have ADHD, so I'm kind of like over here while I'm trying to read here.
>> I'm like, >> we're the girls that are done the test first, you know? So, Then you start whispering then you distract all the other ones trying to concentrate. >> Entry number 13025. There's a misprint on the name. >> There is a name.
>> There is another name in the no >> in the red. So you couldn't tell. I got it. Don't want the name to be written around you. Yeah.
Not sure. >> Well, usually when the other words, we double let the board winner know that they're right with this and then we double check their middle name. >> Yes,
>> this makes more sense now. doesn't understand. Yeah. Then you can ask them to store >> the paper cut out and and check that out.
And even if we do reuse it, just eat them with >> research something. Isn't VEX and robotics all science? >> This was my question though. I had some kids some because I had some for robotics or robotics science robotics.
>> Both well >> you need science and math for robotics technically. Yeah. >> Both right both because we did have we had some robotics for math and some robotics for science. I noticed that one often. I was like,
"Oh, I had the same question." >> Because I'm in between the two for the same. And then >> you need 15 size or 12 in. I think I think like
this one. Maybe one of those like Chinese warehouses on 72nd mile where I saw all the flowers. All the contemporary cheaper shopping. >> Yeah. When I know
>> Yeah, those are more simple. >> But they're kind of simple. >> Looks better than the other one. >> No, they do. Yeah, >> they do. >> Probably. >> Yeah. of a pillow when you open it.
>> Claudia, >> put your name on. Put your name on the >> I know. But she might >> It may not look bad, >> right? >> It'll be Do you want You want the numbers, right? >> Yeah. already. >> Oh, you got a fancy dinner to go to?
>> No. She's on fire today. >> She has that fancy dinner. I know. or not. >> You like the simple? >> I like these stuff. What do you think? >> Simple.
>> Oh, those are nice. >> We can do paper booties centerpieces. >> Are they going to look really papers? They I'm sure they will. But you know they're not but it's gold. >> Let me see. >> We want to buy char.
>> You want to ask it? >> Target for the tape. Oh, it's for the flowers. Oh my god. That's right. >> Oh my god. That's right. Just ready with the flowers. Okay. Okay. Let me ask. >> Oh, you want that for the vase? >> Yeah. It wasn't enough for >> No, you don't want it that big. You want
small? >> Oh, no. I thought that's what this the charger was like. >> The charger was big. >> Charger was big. >> I returned it the other day to CL, >> right? >> A year later. >> What are we showing you? Do you want the >> I thought you guys were saying the chargers were paper. >> Big charger.
>> You're saying that? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> We have a vase. >> No, we have the vase. Jackie has the vase. >> Okay. I'm so >> boss. I knew I forgot it was for this. >> That's what it looks like with the white and then picture that with the navy.
>> It should look fine. >> But at least it looks very pink for sure. >> I mean, it will it will look cheap. Wasn't cheap. >> The were beautiful. I didn't ask she wanted to give it to us. Hey, we'll take I'll go. She lives she lives my neighborhood. I can pick it up for I
just feel bad, you know, bothering her. But she has a lot That's kind of like it's just like >> Oh, it's very modern. Yeah. Well, we have I think we had runners like this. Didn't we have runners or Oh, I have runners for another
>> It's like like just like >> Yeah, it's very like organ. I like that. >> Good. >> Because it's mostly even straight. Right. >> You have hers.
>> Haley, you're almost done. >> Yeah, I'm in the last one. >> I wonder if it's 25 bucks for your >> 25 bucks for >> What do our runners look like? I don't remember what our What do our runners look like there? >> We didn't have runners. >> We didn't have runners. >> No, we didn't have runners.
>> Oh, >> I think you're getting National Honor Society. >> Oh, that don't bother. Thank you so much. I'll pick them up. >> That's one less thing to worry about >> whenever she has time. We have time. We
have a month. So, >> I'll get them. One last thing to worry about. >> One thing one last thing to go tomorrow. I'll go to my parents house and I'll open and see if the little That's one less thing we have to spend money on.
>> Exactly. Yeah. I'll email her and her that >> so I told you everything already >> I'm in the last one >> the scholarship one Jessica scholarship you didn't do >> I did you
everybody's >> but I know what I pick two remember I made a mistake I was trying to pick the two and it was That one I did read >> that one the whole pack. >> I don't know. We can put for the
description next year for the award if they can put like I want more like examples within the category. >> At least we got more than a sentence. >> No, I know. >> No, it was better than last year. >> But I feel like some of them were like, "Oh, this kid's really nice. These are
her kids." But not enough like >> a lot of them were repetitive. major same like format. >> Oh no, some teachers use the exact same recommendation. >> Yes. >> Three or four kids. I don't like >> I think if you're not many kids, you should give examples.
>> I don't like it and that's what it is. We can't compare at least. Thank God they turned in nominations this year. We're not sure. The only category was business. Nobody turned anything to business. I for
I think of like Deca. I think of like >> Yeah. >> Nobody for business. So sad. No business kid. Goodness. >> That's three less awards on that kind of makes up for maybe some other ones that we've done.
Are you gonna do you announce the winners now? They announce it. She tells it. >> Yeah, she does it here. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And I'll read out the number that >> But remember there's fifth, 8th, and
12th. That's where it gets very confusing. >> Yeah, I have that. >> Yeah, >> we put the grade level. >> She separate. Oh, no. She didn't separate them. on the list in your tally sheet. >> The I have the numbers here with the grade level. >> Yes, you could just write it next to
yours. >> That means I could take my time. For some there were no there was nobody for that grade. For some kids >> then there was teachers there was a teacher
teachers only one person. >> No person that was nominated for both. >> It was the same person. Oh, I didn't notice. >> I look at the map. >> I just looked at the teacher and then I
looked at the description. I'm like, >> uhuh. >> This is No, that's wrong. >> It doesn't say because it says supervising administrator. So, >> yeah. But then you look at the bottom, there's another one that says the name. And if you're really intense like me, you want to person that has some
interesting ones. the person listed is not what the person claims to be. >> I definitely did not vote for that person. >> I was like, this makes no sense. >> These are two different
>> two different people at nose two people and they put them in science. They were two different administrators. >> No, you're talking about students or teachers. >> No, teachers. >> Oh, >> not teachers. These teachers were nominated in the science.
>> And this was nominated by one assistant principal and this one nominated by their principal. >> No, no, no. I know. But what I'm saying is that it wasn't the same person. >> Yeah. Well, they both should not have done that, >> right? So, it wasn't the same administrator or whoever.
>> Somehow we have to relay a message to that. >> This was the principal. This was the I'm not going to be somebody who's here. >> So, we're going to have But that means now that we have double the awards, we're going to have more people coming.
More more people. More. >> I didn't I didn't pick somebody for some of the categories. >> No. I mean, I don't know if everybody default on something. >> That's pretty good. Yeah. Normally, last year it was one sentence and we said no, >> but for this one, they put they put they
put enough to >> There was a lot. >> Yeah. So, they were >> they were past paragraphs. So, >> yeah, they were. >> But I'm saying that now we're going to have more kids going with their families. So, we're going to have more people at the event. >> How many did we have last year? >> Well, last year we only had 12 award. This year we had 25 awards.
>> We only had 12. That's 12 awards. That was it. >> So this year it's doubled basically. Thank God. We're still We should have had business. >> We won for business. >> So three more. >> What was the other two? >> No, I'm saying three more cuz
>> there were some that didn't get 30 awards. >> Which one was it that didn't have each? It was all >> by accident. There was a few Oh, but yeah, we're going to have more
people cuz last year we based off of 150 people >> this year maybe. >> So, we're doing 25 times two because we two people per night. So, that's 100. >> And then we have the teacher and
I'm 50. That's a big 50. I don't just looking at >> I mean there was like four I would say almost five empty tables last year. >> Yeah, it's 50. >> It's 50. So then how did we get last year? >> No.
>> Did we let them bring all the retirees? They're retirees. >> Retirees and they bring in their whole >> Oh, that's >> we limited them to what? >> Four. >> Four per or three or three. >> We don't know how many per retiree, right? Or >> they should
>> three excluding themselves, >> right? Excluding themselves. So if they have two kids, >> the spouse and whatever else >> or if they have a kid spouse denominator, >> right? Or >> so four is four. Four and four. >> Yeah. Four and total. Okay. Well, we don't know how many nominees we have
this year. I'm not retired. >> I know. >> I feel so in the air. >> I have a lot this year. >> We have a lot. >> Oh my goodness. >> Yeah. I feel so like my god. Am I >> There's not >> I have four years. >> No, I'm just saying like everyone is
retiring this year. >> Like the district. >> Well, a lot going on. 200 people. >> We should be fine. >> Say how many people >> there was like four or five tables empty last year.
>> Yeah, there was four. >> Then we should be good. We'll do the math. We have to figure out the government exactly. But they cannot be short chairs. >> I have to have to order more.
>> Says you should get the bag. >> I thought it was hers. >> The bag that returned the charger. >> When do you need them? So when you So if um if we don't want him too soon, we don't want him too
whenever it's easier for her. I'll put I'll put them in my house just ask. >> That's okay. Another vote. >> What happened? I'm sorry. >> Close if we get extras. Okay.
>> Uh yeah, on scholarships there's a tie on one of them. >> There's one clear cut winner, but >> Yeah. >> But which other one is there tie? I'm sorry. for scholarship between one and four. Yeah. >> Let's look at it again. >> Between one and four.
>> Where's the scholarship? Wasn't >> that one? There's seven. >> Oh, something. Hey, you want to see? Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. Yeah. >> With my number.
>> You're still four. Four. Four. >> But you guys have to pick because three is a for sure. >> Three or one. >> Oh, here. >> So, pick between four. >> Four and one. You guys have to pick between four and one. >> Four and one.
>> If you didn't pick for one of those two, you have to pick between >> four. So, that's four. >> Okay. So, you two are four. >> Four. Four. For four. There's four here. Four. >> And four. Four. So, that's five for four. Four. One.
Yeah. Four. >> Okay. So, four is the winner. >> I don't think it's >> And the number one was also for another. Maybe that person. >> Yeah, they got maybe they got the other award. Yeah, maybe we should make sure that that person gets.
>> Okay. So, let's see who >> number three. Number four for scholarships. I'm hearing. >> Yeah. Three or four for >> awards. We have uh teacher 1335.
>> Okay. >> English for fifth grade 102. >> Fifth grade. >> For fifth grade one. >> Teacher was who? I'm sorry. >> 13 035. >> Okay.
>> English for fifth grade is one235. >> 8th grade 13003. 1210282. >> Community hero for fifth grade is 12998. >> For 8th grade, it's 1299.
>> Eighth grade was 1299. Uh >> yeah. Okay. Uh 12313067. >> All right. >> All right. >> Okay. For sweet for fifth grade 12980. >> What was the sign? 1298.
Uh, eighth grade is 1 0275. >> Wait, no, >> that's a teacher. That's a teacher. >> It can't be. >> So, it can't be her. >> I don't know who voted for president. >> I didn't. >> Okay. Neither did >> I. >> Yeah. I don't think anybody voted for that. >> The nine went. Okay, hold on.
>> Sorry. No, you're good. You're good. >> Good thing we're reading them out loud. Okay, so 12995. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> For grade, right? >> Okay. So, all together. >> Yep. >> Okay.
>> Uh for 12 three4. Yeah, >> that's okay. So for arts for fifth grade 12967. >> Yes. >> 8th grade 12977.
>> Grade 10274. Oh, yes. Yes. Yes. >> Athletics, uh, does not look like there was an eighth grade. >> I don't think so. For fifth grade, it's 1325.
>> I'm lost. I didn't write. Okay. Uhhuh. for 12 10256. >> For math, it looks like there's no fifth grade >> combination. So for 8th grade 1312,
>> 12th grade 10262. >> All right. Journalism. We didn't have a fifth grade either. Looks like so for 8th grade 10290. 12th 1 13 051
local advocacy there is no fifth grade nomination so for 8th grade 1 1300 0 >> and then the other one is 12th grade 131 02 >> yeah let's do one by default >> yeah digital arts there's no fifth grade
so 8th grade 10227 and then 12th is one25 >> those are also last two. >> Okay. >> Any everybody? >> So, how many are there?
>> Um, how does she 17 20 21 22 23 >> 23 sorry I knew that's what I had and then now and plus the two scholarship is 25. >> Okay. The scholarship winners get an award.
>> They just get the scholarship check. >> They don't get for the fun. >> From Drew, you need 23 awards. >> Yeah. 23 awards. Yeah. >> But there are going to be 25 winners. >> I also recommend reaching out to the Grams like as soon as possible to make
sure that they're there >> and someone right there. >> I think she put it in her calendar. Um, but I'll double check with her. I'll send her the awards. So they come with like the like the go and take a picture
>> in case the lady from Charles she asked me how when back in February and then she so I'm writing back to her isn't there another school has culinary >> yes many schools >> right now they have because they were one of the first ones in the first awards but I think now a lot of schools have culinary
>> there's American senior high there's my legs educational center there's um a guardian. There's >> outside of Miami Lakes or Miami outside it was the district educational center is
>> okay >> because I don't know she's I because she hasn't responded somebody to serve. >> Yeah. >> She usually brings a lot of kids >> and also follow up with child. >> Yeah. She was so nice. >> Yeah. And you said we could set up the
day before because the shopping news. So we do want to set up the day before, right? >> Oh, we're going to set up the day before. >> Yeah, we can set up the day before that. >> Last year >> because it was being we didn't know. Remember I didn't tell us that it was available this year. She found >> the day before was my award ceremony at
school. So when were the deadines the soccer club to reschedule it? So she moved open >> and the balloon arch. I'm going to have it done the day before. I think it's going to stay. >> Yeah, >> it's air conditioned. >> So, we hope.
>> You want me to tell her not to tell her to do it a day off? It's okay. >> Just I just worry about the AC cuz they'll they'll shrink. >> They'll shrink. They'll shrink. >> If the AC is not really cold, they will shrink. >> I don't know. >> Okay. So then, >> and then we're going to show up with like
I tell her the day at 3:00. >> Okay. So, it's the 29th on a Wednesday. go to help you to set up, right? A Wednesday on the 29th. Okay. So, >> just put the All I got to do is put the tablecloths, you know, put everything on place. >> Oh, for the bases. >> But the thing is, I'll have to pick up
everything from you because you won't be >> I mean, but we can't put the flowers there. No, >> you're going to have those at home to do all that. >> So, what do we do? >> So, what we did, >> what we did last time was the the basis. Some of you, somebody took the basis.
Maybe it was me. I don't know. Remember I tried to get there the night before cuz I had the the flowers >> a whole Leo but I I kept the flowers in my house under AC. >> Under AC. So you're saying I can pick up the flowers from you and drop them off there cuz you have your worst ceremony that day. You're going to be swamped.
>> So came the vases can be there before but I mean it makes no sense to put them. >> No, but you had to I remember you had the hydrangeas. You had to water them and chumba. No, but they >> we cut them there with your volunteers. That's the day before >> and I arranged them that same day. >> I was gonna ask I have student
volunteers. >> No. Yeah, I'll have some volunteers there. So, do you want to just leave it then for the day of then? Why do we need >> I wouldn't put I wouldn't put the hydrangeas there the day before just in case or either. >> It's looking like we don't need to send out the day before. >> What I can what I can have is have the
lady the lady that um set the tables up. >> The tables. Yeah, the tables are >> and and that's >> But they do that themselves. >> They do that themselves. >> Yeah. the people. >> Yeah. Yeah. The Hang on. The town the town people. >> So that's already set up. >> So then I might as well just set it up
the day of everything. But we don't need to go the day before. >> Maybe just like the seed. >> Yeah. I didn't do it, right? Walk through the day before. >> Yeah. Yeah. I can at least lay the tablecloths on there. That I can do, right? Lay the tablecloths out there. >> Yeah. >> And put the the >> the exact
>> the chargers and that like the do that stuff. No, we didn't do anything. >> We didn't do anything. The tablecloth >> wasn't available. I drove there that night to drop off. I don't know what. And Anna called the lady who's a custodian who was supposed to be there, remember? And she was not there. Couldn't find her.
>> So, I'll I'll go the night before to get the afternoon before to get to put up the tables, the tablecloths, the chargers, >> the napkin stuff. I >> do. Do you want to do that the night before? >> Yeah. The day before? >> The day before. If not, I'll take some kids with me and we'll figure it out.
What? We'll do it. It's not a big deal. And then the rest of everything we're going to get done in the later flowers and the roots. >> We need to decide. Do you want me doing like the white hydrangeas? >> Everybody loves hydrangeas. >> Yeah. And they're
>> You know what I mean? They want to double. Now we have a little bit more money. Do you want to double the order? >> There was extra na. I would have taken them home. >> We gave them away. >> Yeah, I do Trader Joe's every week. Every week I go for flowers. >> Gave myself flowers.
>> Flowers. Cla's going to give us her chargers again. She gave her the same charge. So, what was it? All you do is you decorate. You did I think you put a ribbon around the the thing and that was it. >> We stick the stuff in there. Okay. Let me I have to I have to Do we have anything else for the vote? >> Uh we uh No, just not everything's on
the agenda. >> Yeah, just close the meeting. That's it. Let me close the meeting. Oh, fundraiser the the Yeah. So, um Mario, as you you guys are familiar, Mario, he was in the chair before. He he's going to come present it next
month. He wanted to talk to us about an idea of doing like a Greek style competition like an Olympics type of thing um between the different schools. There could be another possible fundraiser to increase our funds even more, but it would be a little too. >> So, he wants to come pitch it. I want
him to come next month because this month we're crazy. So, I'll give him the date in April so he can come and he can tell us kind of his idea and if we want to do it, we'll it's up to you guys. Um and last thing, announce the graduations for the schools. Uh hey, wasn't there a date? You have all the dates? >> Yeah, I have all the dates.
>> That's just for the high schools so that so that um people know if they want to attend the graduations who are listening. >> Okay. Okay. So, this Educational Center, their graduation is May 26 at 10 a.m. at
MTC North Campus School of Justice building. >> Then that same day, when >> May 26 at 10 a.m. >> is Miami Educational Center, right? >> Then for HML, May 26 at 200 p.m. at the
Marlin Stadium. >> There's three. That's a date. >> Yeah. >> So, it's like how do you get from one to the other? >> Vineer. Okay. Then the next one >> is May 29 at 9:00 a.m. is Bowman's
graduation at the Wadskow Center. UN >> Yeah, what? >> At 9:00 a.m. May 29 a.m. >> Um, that's it. It's at 9:00 a.m. >> Okay. So, yeah, that's Miami's Education
Center, HML, and then we'll Yeah, we're not missing anybody, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, if so that you know if anybody in the town is listening and want to go to graduation. >> Okay. >> So, they should just please do not just show up.
>> Okay. Any major announcements anybody want to make before we wrap up? No. Okay. So, then I call this meeting at 7:50 p.m. this off.